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Birthday March 24, 1870

• The temperature on March 24, 1870 was about 5.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
  • February 28 » The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
  • June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
  • July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
  • September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
  • September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1869 » Émile Fabre, French author and playwright († 1955)
• 1871 » Alec Hurley, English music hall singer († 1913)
• 1874 » Harry Houdini, Hungarian-Jewish American magician and actor († 1926)
• 1874 » Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic († 1961)
• 1875 » William Burns, Canadian lacrosse player († 1953)